What does it take to get 12-year-olds to be nice to each other? Not much in fact, just a little extra encouragement from a new source. Sixth graders at Plymouth Elementary School participated in Granite’s “Etiquette Class and Fine Dining...
Graduation time is just around the corner, and local schools are getting ready to say goodbye to this year’s crop of seniors. Kearns High School will hold its commencement ceremony at the Maverick Center on Thursday, June 6 at 11 a.m. Gradua...
Lily Smith is a very busy girl. Within the last few years, she has been in two movies (plus various training videos and PSAs), competed in Special Olympics swimming and track and field, and kept up with young women’s activities at her church. ...
Salt Lake Community College culinary arts students and faculty were recognized by the Utah State Senate and House of Representatives during two ceremonies at the State Capitol. The recognition was a way for the state’s legislators to show their...
Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Lucy and other Peanuts’ favorites are coming to Kearns High School for the spring musical, “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown.” Based on characters created by Charles Schulz, the musical follows Charlie B...
Never again will students at Bennion Elementary School believe that history is boring or irrelevant. The school’s second-grade students held a “Great Americans” museum for their classmates and families on March 1, showcasing the li...
Eisenhower Jr. High School has gone through a lot of change recently—including three different principals within a three-year span—but thanks to the efforts of Assistant Principal Matthew Graham, those transitions have been a little easie...
Who says lunchtime isn’t educational? It certainly was for students at Vista Elementary School recently. Granite District Food Services brought its “A to Z Salad Bar” lunch program to Vista on March 13. Students got to enjoy a huge...
What better way to celebrate the birthday of a beloved children’s author than with a special reading day? That’s just what students at Oquirrh Hills Elementary School did to honor Theodor Geisel, better known to the world as Dr. Seuss. A...
Members of Taylorsville High School’s Career and Technical Education program recently had a chance to show off their skills in a fun way. Welding teacher John Groveau and two of his students, Scott Schmidt and Gregory Kogianes, jointly entered...
Kearns High School student Mariah Norton is in the running for a $1,000 cash prize in Zions Bank’s “Financialize a Film” video contest, which promotes making good financial choices. Her video, “Get Your Priorities Straight,...
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